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becroggles

becroggles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of becroggle.

Meaning of becroggle

Verb

becroggle (third-person singular simple present becroggles, present participle becroggling, simple past and past participle becroggled)

  1. (dated, slang) To cause shock or confusion sufficient to cause brief paralysis.
    • When I finally figured out that she was asking if I was sad at not winning a Nebula, I was becroggled. I finally found my voice and told her that in twenty-five years of reading and writing science fiction, I had heard a hell of a lot of gauche questions, butthat really took the cake.1982, Marion Zimmer Bradley, “Darkover Retrospective”, in The Planet Savers/Sword of Aldones, page 347

Questions about becroggles

What is becroggles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Becroggles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of becroggle.

Words near becroggles in the dictionary

  1. becrinolined
  2. becripple
  3. becrippling
  4. becroggle
  5. becroggled
  6. becroggles
  7. becroggling
  8. becross
  9. becrossed
  10. becrosses
  11. becrossing

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